Category: Arts and Life

Apr 14 2021

The creation of Adam Venrick ‘21’s Bird Variations

by Sarah Wuellner

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SARAH WUELLNER, Asst. Sports Editor—Adam Venrick ‘21 opened his Denison Independent Theatre Association show Bird Variations on April 2nd that played through Sunday. After Venrick was unable to stage his...

Apr 14 2021

Arts and Life

“Made in Bangladesh” examines women unionizing for equality

by The Denisonian

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ADAM CROMWELL AND MARK REID, Special to The Denisonian—“Made in Bangladesh” does an immaculate job at portraying issues of gender, poverty, class, and labor in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as well as...

Mar 31 2021

Arts and Life

“The Revolutionists”: performing arts continue during COVID-19

by Sarah Wuellner

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SARAH WUELLNER, Asst. Sports Editor— The Revolutionists was the second mainstage production for the 2020-2021 academic year presented at the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts in the...

Mar 31 2021

Arts and Life

‘Titties and Tees’: Denison Planned Parenthood empowers all people with breasts

by The Denisonian

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GIGI GEORGE, Arts & Life Editor— This past week was Sex Week; five days of sex positive programs focused on sexuality and relationships. Events included a talk about toxic masculinity,...

Mar 31 2021

Arts and Life

Upcoming film screening: The Blood of the Condor (1969)

by The Denisonian

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LOUISE INEZA & FATOUMATA SOW, Specials to The Denisonian—Blood of the Condor is a 1969 Bolivian drama film co-written and directed by Jorge Sanjinés in the Quechuan language. The film...

Mar 24 2021

Arts and Life

The Genital Monologues 2020-2021: A virtual safe space

by Torria Catrone

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TORRIA CATRONE, Arts & Life Editor—For the majority of people, talking about their genitals is a taboo subject. The stigma around discussions about sex, gender, and sexuality makes it dificult...

Mar 24 2021

Arts and Life

A great playlist for those long nighttime drives

by Maggie Wheatley

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MAGGIE WHEATLEY, Social Media Editor—Inspired by nighttime drives with no destination; this playlist has a mostly relaxed vibe with some high energy songs to capture the feeling of being young,...

Mar 24 2021

Arts and Life

“Coded Bias” examines inequalities in facial recognition

by The Denisonian

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LIZA HIGLEY & MARTHA KAMIKAZI, Special to The Denisonian—While working on a project in the MIT labs, researcher Joy Buolamiwini noticed that facial recognition could not identify her dark-skinned face...

Mar 17 2021

Arts and Life

How Slivy’s got its name – a typo that lasted a lifetime

by The Denisonian

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HOPE CHERUBINI, Special to The Denisonian—In 1975, when he was 8 years old, Jonathan Silverstein’s parents signed him up to play junior pee wee football in his hometown of Wellesley,...

Mar 17 2021

Arts and Life

16th annual Human Rights Film Festival Commences

by Aaron Skubby

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AARON SKUBBY, Editor-in-Chief—The 16th annual Human Rights Film Festival will feature four films related to human rights, ranging from a documentary about exiled Iraqi street artists to a drama about...